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5G by Colin Willcock 5G IA Chair , announcing the 7th Global 5G Event
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102 key societal issues . In 5G PPP phase two , we have worked with many big names from the vertical industries – Volvo , BMW , ABB and Siemens . For such companies 5G is not their core business . Connectivity is important to them , but not necessarily central . In this second phase we ’ ve been putting the ideas together from both the vertical industries and the telecoms industries to come up with better solutions for the future . We have shown them that it is worth investing in 5G technology ”
Talking about the third phase , Dr . Willcock said “ I think we ’ ve demonstrated the power of 5G and the need to invest in the technology . In phase three , what we ’ re trying to do is build a 5G innovation platform , where players within the industry such as innovative SMEs , can develop their ideas on a 5G platform . The concept is to drive the next innovative ideas by giving them access to 5G technologies to show that it works .”
In addition to driving the development and adoption of 5G , Dr . Willcock
5G by Colin Willcock 5G IA Chair , announcing the 7th Global 5G Event
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